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Patrick
Nguyen

OT Security Engineer with 5+ years of NERC CIP compliance and ICS security experience at Trans Bay Cable (a NextEra Energy subsidiary). Specializes in Purdue Model network segmentation, Check Point firewall administration, and critical energy infrastructure protection.

OT Security Engineer
Trans Bay Cable (Energy Infrastructure Subsidiary of NextEra Energy)
  • Integrated and enforced Purdue Model network segmentation protecting OT/ICS assets, reducing lateral movement risk between operational and corporate environments.
  • Deployed and administered Check Point firewalls managing 250+ rules and RBAC policies to enforce segmentation aligned with NERC CIP requirements across IT/OT environments.
  • Maintained NERC CIP aligned firewall rule governance to support audit evidence and compliance reviews.
  • Supported implementation of Dragos to enhance OT specific threat detection within segmented control and DMZ networks.
  • Hardened ICS Active Directory environment by enforcing least-privilege policies and restricting administrative access to critical control systems.
  • Designed secure remote execution pathway between segmented networks using Just Enough Administration (JEA) for PowerShell.
  • Investigated and triaged SIEM alerts in Tripwire Log Center by correlating firewall, endpoint, and system logs, assessing severity and operational impact to validate or dismiss potential security threats.
  • Deployed Trend Micro Apex One agents across ICS and DMZ networks, enhancing endpoint visibility and malware protection within segmented OT environments.
IT Security Intern
Trans Bay Cable
  • Assisted in implementation of NERC CIP-007-6 controls, designing firewall rulesets to restrict unnecessary logical ports and services.
  • Conducted port analysis on critical HVDC infrastructure systems, reducing exposed services by approximately 40%.
  • Supported enterprise-wide implementation of MFA (DUO) across company endpoints integrated with Active Directory.
Firewalls & Networking
Check Point, Cisco Firepower, Network Segmentation, VPN, ACLs, TCP, IP Networking, Network Security, Information Security
OT / ICS Security
Purdue Model Architecture, NERC CIP, SCADA/ICS Environments, Asset Visibility
Security Operations
SIEM Analysis, Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Protection, Tripwire Log Center
Identity & Infrastructure
Active Directory, Group Policy (GPO), RBAC, Windows Server, Check Point Identity Awareness, Linux, Cisco ISE, TACACS+
Cloud (Exposure)
AWS S3, CloudFront, Route 53, DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway
B.S. Business Administration — Information Technology
Spring 2021
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA
AWS SAA
Solutions Architect Associate
AWS CCP
Certified Cloud Practitioner